Crunchy Stir Fry

Once again I find myself on a weight loss / eat healthy trip. I am doing my best to work out 60 to 90 minutes a day and really don't want to be eating the wrong thing and undoing all my good work. Inspired by a friend (who is on a similar regime), I wanted to try out a warm stir fry kinda salad. Of course it was the weekend and I had no where to go, nothing to do and no one to do it with; so I turned it into an evening of fun with a Netflix binge, some lovely white wine and myself for company.

A post on social media had someone ask me for the recipe and since I still had a glass of wine in my hand & humour in my head - here is what I gave her. 

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Ingredients

Garlic, thinly sliced

Mushrooms, cubed

Carrots, cut on the bias; blanched

Green beans, cut on the bias; blanched

Baby corn, cut on the bias; blanched

Spring onions, cut on the bias

Spinach leaves, cut to 1" squares

Olive oil

Salt, freshly ground lemon pepper

Some white wine (I used a lovely California White)

Method

Pour a glass of wine. Enjoy it. Pour another and get to the stove. 

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Use the bare minimum olive oil you would need in a nonstick heavy bottom pan. Add the garlic and then turn on the heat to low. 

Once the garlic is cooking (be careful not to burn it), toss in the mushrooms and sauté. 

Increase the heat & add the beans, carrots and baby corn & lots of freshly ground lemon pepper and keep tossing so that it cooks but doesn't get soggy.

Refill your glass.

Add the spring onions and spinach and allow it to cook just enough for the leaves to slightly soften.

Add a dash of salt. Toss vigorously and remove off the heat immediately. 

EAT

Don’t forget to refill the glass again. 😊

Note

These are just the vegetables I happened to have on hand; you can add in paneer, bell peppers, broccoli, potatoes, you name it. The key is to cook with allowing the vegetables to go soft. 

If you don't have lemon pepper (In India Keya sells it); substitute with freshly ground black pepper and fresh lemon juice. Careful not to put too much and to stir it in fast so it doesn't cause sogginess. 

If you don't have a California White, any other nice white or blush will do 😊

Cheers & happy eating!